Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

e-ARC, 400 pages Release Date: July 7, 2020Published by: Bloomsbury YA Read from: June 24-28, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Edelweiss/Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss/Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: Misogyny, Homophobia, Abuse, DeathFor fans of: Re-tellings, Fierce Females, LGBTQIAP+, Romance,…

Stacking the Shelves #379 & the Weekly Wrap-Up!

This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what all we borrowed, bought, and received for review. It’s hosted over at Tynga’s Reviews. For Review:  From the library:  Bought:  The Weekly Wrap-Up:  Sunday 06/21/2020: Stacking the Shelves #378 & the Weekly Wrap-Up!Monday 06/22/20: The Gravity of Us by Phil StamperTuesday 06/023/20:  Top 10 Tuesday: Redo a Topic: Character Freebie!- Bookish CharactersWednesday 06/24/20: Waiting on…

The Betrothed by Kiera Cass

E-Audio, 08:18:30Narrated by: Jasika Nicole Release Date: May 5, 2020Published by: HarperTeen Read from: June 10-12, 2020The Betrothed, #1Source: Library (Overdrive)TW: Death, All consuming firesFor fans of: Royals, Princesses, The Selection, Romance, Love Triangles, YA        When King Jameson declares his love for Lady Hollis Brite, Hollis is shocked—and thrilled. After all, she’s grown…

Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory

e-ARC, 320 pages Release Date: June 23, 2020Published by: Berkley Books Read from: June 19-24, 2020Companion to The Wedding Date, #5Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Own…

WoW: The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson

This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine! The Truly Devious series continues as Stevie Bell investigates her first mystery outside of Ellingham Academy in this spine-chilling and hilarious stand-alone mystery. Stevie Bell did it. She solved the greatest…

The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

E-Audio, 08:16:34Narrated by: Michael Crouch & a full castRelease Date: February 4, 2020Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: June 15-18, 2020Stand-AloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: DepressionFor fans of: Romance, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, LGBTQIAP+, YA      As a successful social media journalist with half a million followers, seventeen-year-old Cal is used to sharing…

Juneteenth Bookfest Recap

Yesterday was a day that I grew up celebrating my whole life, Juneteenth. From parades, to visiting where the Emancipation Proclamation was read, my family has done it all. So seeing L.L. McKinney and Saraciea J. Fennell put together an all Black Book Festival had me in tears Juneteenth Book Fest got authors and publishers…

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